# Changing Indentation

To change the indentation rules you have two options. Either globally for your system, or for just the current project.

## Project-Wide

If you would like to change settings for just your project, use a `.editorconfig` file. You can add a `.editorconfig` file to the root of your project in the editorconfig format.

It looks something like:

    root = true

    [*]
    charset = utf-8
    end_of_line = lf

## Globally

If you would like to change the indentation rules for your user, and thereby all projects which do not contain an `.editorconfig` file, use the application preferences. You can access the preferences through the perspective selector or using the `Control+,` keyboard shortcut.

First select “Programming Languages” from the sidebar on the left. Then select the programming language from the list of options. On the right you will now see a list of preferences that may be tweaked for that language. Change the indentation level to your desired preference.